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# Interactive Python

ipython

```
Log in to Luria.

# Land on a compute node
srun --pty bash

# Make a directory for the course
mkdir test_python

# Go to the directory for the course
cd test_python

# Invoke Python
module load python

# Start Python interpreter
ipython
```

\
Using Python as a calculater

```
In [1]: 1+2

Out[1]: 3

In [2]: 1+2*3+4*5

Out[2]: 27
```

Print "Hello World!"

```
In [1]: print("Hello World!")
Hello World!
```